Encyclopedia of music in the 20th century / edited by Lee Stacy and Lol Henderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stacy, Lee.

Henderson, Lol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--20th century--Encyclopedias.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (801 p.)

Other Title:

Encyclopedia of music in the twentieth century

Place of Publication:

London ; New Your : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century is an alphabetically arranged encyclopedia of all aspects of music in various parts of the world during the 20th century. It covers the major musical styles--concert music, jazz, pop, rock, etc., and such key genres as opera, orchestral music, be-bop, blues, country, etc. Articles on individuals provide biographical information on their life and works, and explore the contribution each has made in the field.Illustrated and fully cross-referenced, the Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century also provides Suggested Listeni

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Abba; Abbado, Claudio; Abshire, Nathan; Acuff, Roy; Adderley, Cannonball; Africa; Aleatory Music; Alpert, Herb; Amplification; Andean Music; Anderson, Marian; Andrews Sisters, The; Ansermet, Ernest; Arlen, Harold; Armstrong, Louis; Arrangers; Arrau, Claudio; Arroyo, Joe; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Atkins, Chet; Authentic Performance; Aznavour, Charles; Bacharach, Burt; Baez, Joan; Baker, Chet; Ballet and Modern Dance Music; Barber, Samuel; Barenboim, Daniel; Bart, Lionel; Bartók, Béla; Basie, Count; Bauzá, Mario; Beach Boys, The

Beatles, TheBebop; Beecham, Sir Thomas; Beiderbecke, Bix; Bellamy Brothers, The; Bennett, Tony; Berg, Alban; Berlin, Irving; Bernstein, Elmer; Bernstein, Leonard; Berry, Chuck; Bhangra Beat; Big Band Jazz; Blades, Rubén; Blakey, Art; Blues; Bock & Harnick; Böhm, Karl; Boogie-woogie; Boulanger, Nadia; Boulez, Pierre; Bowie, David; Brazil; Brel, Jacques; Brendel, Alfred; British Beat Music; Britpop; Britten, Benjamin; Broonzy, Big Bill; Brown, Clifford; Brown, James; Brubeck, Dave; Burton, Gary; Cabaret Music; Cage, John; Cajun; Callas, Maria; Cantor, Eddie; Caribbean, The; Carmichael, Hoagy

Carter Family, TheCarter, Benny; Carter, Elliott; Caruso, Enrico; Casals, Pablo; Cash, Johnny; Chaliapin, Fyodor; Chamber Music; Charles, Ray; Charts, The; Chenier, Clifton; Chevalier, Maurice; Children's Songs; Christian, Charlie; Cleveland, James; Cline, Patsy; Cohan, George M.; Cole, Nat King; Coleman, Cy; Coleman, Ornette; Colombian Cumbia; Colón, Willie; Coltrane, John; Cooder, Ry; Cooke, Sam; Cool Jazz; Copland, Aaron; Corea, Chick; Country; Coward, Noel; Cowell, Henry; Cray, Roben; Cream; Crosby, Bing; Cruz, Celia; Cuba; D'León, Oscar; D'Rivera, Paquito; Damrosch, Walter; Dance Music

Darmstadt School, TheDavis, Miles; Day, Doris; Debussy, Claude; Delius, Frederick; Dibango, Manu; Diddley, Bo; Dire Straits; Disco; Dixon, Willie; Dolphy, Eric; Domingo, Placido; Domino, Fats; Doo-wop; Dorsey, Thomas A.; Dorsey, Tommy; Dukas, Paul; Dylan, Bob; Eagles, The; Eldridge, Roy; Electronic Music; Elgar, Sir Edward; Ellington, Duke; Estefan, Gloria; European Jazz; Eurythmics; Evans, Bill; Everly Brothers, The; Expressionism in Music; Falla, Manuel de; Fauré, Gabriel; Festivals and Events; Fiedler, Arthur; Film Music; Film Musicals; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fitzgerald, Ella

Flagstad, KirstenFlamenco; Folk Music; Folk Rock; Four Seasons, The; Franklin, Aretha; Free Jazz; Freed, Alan; Friml, Rudolf; Funk; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Galway, James; Gamelan; Garland, Judy; Garner, Erroll; Gaye, Marvin; Gayle, Crystal; Genesis; GershWin, George; Getz, Stan; Gigli, Beniamino; Gillespie, Dizzy; Glass, Philip; Gobbi, Tito; Goldsmith, Jerry; Gonzáles, Celina; Goodman, Benny; Gordon, Dexter; Gospel; Gould, Glenn; Grainger, Percy; Granados, Enrique; Granz, Norman; Grunge; Gubaidulina, Sofia; Guthrie, Woody; Guy, Buddy; Gypsy Music; Haggard, Merle; Haley, Bill; Hamlisch, Marvin

Hammerstein, Oscar

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 08, 2014).

ISBN:

1-135-92953-X

1-135-00413-7

1-315-06205-4

1-135-92946-7

9781315062051

OCLC:

874146548